Australian Army Journal

AAJ - Volume VI, Number 1, Autumn 2009

Editorial

Crossfire

Know Thy Enemy & Thyself: Understanding the Gravity of our Japanese Threat
Bob Wurth

Current Operations

Taking Tactics from the Taliban: Tactical Principles for Commanders
Major Michael Bassingthwaighte

Doctrine and Concepts

Defending the Indefensible: The Defence of Superior Orders for War Crimes
Warrant Officer Class Two Brad Copelin

The Role of the Military Police in Enhancing ADF-AFP Interoperability on Peace and Stability Operations
Captain Damian Eaton

Civil-Military Cooperation in Complex Emergencies
Susan Hutchinson

Humint-Centric Operations: The Way Forward for Australian Land Forces in Complex Environments
Major Brett Mousley

Present Deficiencies in the Australian Army's Combat Engineering Equipment
Antony Trentini

Operational Analysis

Overcoming Friction: A Model for Population-Centric Operations
Katherine Phillips and Oriana Scherr

Bang on Target? Infantry Marksmanship and Combat Effectiveness in Vietnam
Dr Bob Hall and Dr Andrew Ross

Personnel Issues

The Burden of Bonuses
Lieutenant Colonel Phillip Hoglin

International Events

‘A Little Bit Pregnant': Israel and Partial Deterrence
Dr Rodger Shanahan

Military History

A Case Study of Indigenous Brothers in Arms during the First World War
Captain Timothy C Winegard

Review Essay

China's Rise
Major Imogen Serfontein

Book Reviews

Ethics Education in the Military by Paul Robinson, Nigel de Lee and Don Carrick (eds.)
Jointly reviewed by Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Alan Howes, Lieutenant Colonel Ian Hampson, Chaplain David Jackson CSM, Dr Stephen Coleman, Chaplain Clyde Appleby RAN, and Flight Lieutenant Alyssa Badgery

Duty First: A History of the Royal Australian Regiment (2nd edition)
by David Horner and Jean Bou (eds.) Reviewed by Karl James

To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918 by Edward G Lengel
Reviewed by Dr Douglas V Johnson II

The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan after the Taliban
by Sarah Chayes Reviewed by Lieutenant Commander Glenn Kerr

The Battle for Wau: New Guinea's Frontline 1942–43 by Phillip Bradley
Reviewed by John Moremon

Carry Me Home: The Life and Death of Private Jake Kovco by Dan Box
Reviewed by Wing Commander Terence O'Connor

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